“It feels amazing,” she said. “I never would have expected it either, I’m honored and glad I worked hard the past four years to earn these.”

“There’s really no word,” Eagles head coach Julie Catrambone said when asked to describe her star player. “Rachel Krott is one of a kind. She’s an absolute workhorse, she’s relentless. She is what every West Deptford lacrosse player should strive to be like.

“She’s an amazing girl. If we need a turnover she comes up with it, we need a goal she scores it, she’s all over the place. There’s no word for her, she’s just unbelievable. For her to get both, that just says something. Plus all her accolades academically, unbelievable.”

Besides being named first team All-Conference and second team All-South Jersey, Krott was also an Academic All-American and honored by the school as “Top 5 in the Class.”

In the fall, Krott will be attending Penn State University where she will look to play club lacrosse. But more importantly, she’ll be able to join her older brother on campus who started attending the school when she was a sophomore.

“I think every sport is different and every team different,” she said. “But after having such a successful season, I was ready to put all my effort in lacrosse and feel the same as I did in field hockey.”

She wasted no time picking up where she left off in the field hockey season, scoring five goals in the season opener against Gloucester Catholic and six two days later against Woodstown — both wins. She would go on to score 74 on the season to finish her career with 161.

“That was truly the biggest surprise of the season and it made my senior year that much better,” Krott said. “To have never been in the championship and to win when no one thought we could was a big confidence booster. And reaching the semis for the first time was a great milestone.

“This senior year as a whole (was great) but that win (in the Gloucester County Cup Final) will be most the memorable moment of my sports career.”

While it was easy for her to select a favorite memory when she thought about her final year in West Deptford, choosing a favorite sport wasn’t as simple.

“I think both are such a huge part of my life,” said Krott. “There’s different girls in each, my coaches were similar, both pushed me to be a better player and young woman. Playing each is such a big part of my life, it has made me who I am, so I can’t choose between the two.”